Section 1501.230  Drycleaning Green Solvent

a)         For a drycleaning solvent to be classified as a green solvent, the manufacturer or distributor of the solvent must present to the Agency the solvent’s material safety data sheet, the material safety data sheet of the detergents used in conjunction with the solvent, and any other information requested by the Agency that is relevant to determine if the solvent should be classified as a green solvent. 

b)         When it receives a request that a solvent be classified as a green solvent, the Agency must review the information submitted under this Section.  If the Agency agrees the solvent should be classified as a green solvent, it must file a proposed rulemaking recommending to the Board that the solvent be classified as a green solvent.  If the Board determines the solvent should be classified as a green solvent, it will amend this Part to list the solvent as a green solvent. The classification will become effective on the date the amended rule becomes effective.

c)         Before July 1, 2020 the following solvents were determined by the Council to be green solvents.  These solvents will remain classified as green solvents unless the Board changes their classification by an amendment to this rule:

1)         Carbon Dioxide (CO₂);

2)         Propylene Glycol Ether DPnB; and

3)         Green Earth.